Mather - Houston-Packer Collection BS478 .M3 1705

3.16 The Cofpel ofCleaning from the Leprofy. fed and faved either by his Deity or Humanity alone : But bothhis Natures do concur in his mediatorial Anions for our Salvation. 2. Here is a fhadow of the two-fold State that efus Chrifà pallid ¿J rougb ; Firft a State of Death and Humiliation, and then a State of Life and Glory, i Pet. 3. 18. For Chriff alfo bath once Peered for Sins, the jut for the unjuft, that he might bring us to God, being put to Death in the Fief!), .but quickened by the Spirit. Put to Death ih the Flefh, that is, in his Humane Nature ; but quickened by the Spirit, that is, by his Dei- ty railing him up again from Death to Life; he mull both die and live again for us. As to the Cedar, Hyf f-op and Scarlet, they were ufed in thePurifica- tion by the Red Heifer ; of which we fpoke before, and 'hall now add thereunto only thus much further. that of thefe three, it is conceived, that there was a fprinkling Brufh made, namely the Brufh of Hy'l'op,. the Handle of Cedar-Wood, and the binding of a thredof Scarlet dye. The Apoftle calls it Scarlet Wool in "Heb. 9.19. And as there feems to be a general Refpe& had to the Properties of thefe Plants, as was formerly fhewed : So fome do obferve a particular Sutablenefs be- tween the Leprous Contagion, and thefe means of Purification, thus. That as the Leprofy did corrupt and putrify the Body; oppofite to this was the Cedar-Wood, which is commended for firmnefs and found- nefs againft Putrefaaion. And as the Leprofy was of a foul Colour, contrary to this was the frefh and fair Colour of Scarlet. And as the Leprofy had a very ill and unfavoury Scent ; the Tweet® nefs of Hyffop was a Remedy againft that. So our Annotators on Lev. i 4.6. Thus for the Materials of this purifying Sacrifice. Now the purifying Ceremonies and Anions were of three forts, and all full of Myftery ; force relating to the flain Bird, force to the living Bird, and force to the Leper hitnfelf. Let me briefly open themunto you. a. The Ceremonies of the flain Bird, were chiefly thefe three. . It muff be killed, Verf. 5. You know the Myftery of this in all the Sacrifices ; it was a Prefiguration ofthe Death of Jefus Chri't the true Sacrifice. Almofl all things in the Law were purged by Blood, and without fhedding of Blood there is no remiftion, Heb. 9.22. 2. It muff be killed over running Water, or living Water. That is, Spring.Water called Living, becaufe of the continual Motion refem- blingLife thereby ; that is, it mutt be taken out of a Spring or a Ri vert not out of aPond, or Rain-Water. What

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